Hi everyone, I’m about 15 weeks into my first pregnancy now, and I’m actually starting to feel like it’s a real thing. It’s funny, I have a lot of friends who were always so excited about being pregnant, but to be honest it has always completely freaked me out. I’ve always had trouble explaining how much it freaked me out or why exactly, but it did. This has nothing to do with my desire to have kids- I have always loved children and wanted to raise a family of my own. Pregnancy just kind of seemed like a scary but necessary thing that would happen at some foggy point in my life to result in said children. Continue reading “Keeping it Real: 10 Surprises of Early Pregnancy (and the 15 Week Bump)”
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AMWAM Review of Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
Rating: PG-13
Run-time/Word Count: 97 Minutes/Words
Review: Which is most charming: the timeless Colin Firth, the fresh and vibrant Emma 
Stone, or a French-country setting in the 1920s? It’s hard call to make in this classically whimsical Woody Allen film. Luckily, the three complement each other in a way that is…well…charming. Magic in the Moonlight is listed as a “romantic comedy,” but it doesn’t quite fit into that genre. If you’re expecting “chick flick” then you might be disappointed. However, it is magical, eccentric and refreshing…Sort of like you went to a Gatsby party but knew when to leave. Frankly? I loved it.
Letter to a Concerned Friend from The Grieving Heart
Dear friend,
As the words “How are you doing?” or “Are you okay?” spill out of your mouth, I know that you are only asking because you care. You are trying to help by showing me that yes, you remembered, you understand, you know it’s been hard.
Sometimes maybe you ask because you feel like you have to before we can discuss anything else. You want to get it over with.
A lot of times you just ask because you think it’s probably the only thing you can do.
Actually, there is nothing you can do. Continue reading “Letter to a Concerned Friend from The Grieving Heart”
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